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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Thanks, AF_. I will look into it! have a great weekend, pals.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Hi, TyrusX. I also think this FSW PhD stream should be relatively fast as well. I still expect that someone of this thread will get passport request by June or July. Let's hope that will be the case!
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Hi, compared to waiting for some unknown time to hear back from them, I might just wait for a few months to apply under PNP after my defense. Anyway, I think I didn't have a TA job for the summer of 2007. After that, I pretty much had continuous TA work. But, you might be right, that summer...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Hi, Asbereth. Thanks very much for the information! It is okay. Comes to think about it. it isn't a really big deal. I think eventually I will get PR, maybe not through this stream, but others might work. The same is probably true for everyone here as well. I am sure it will work out for...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Hi, I did include a letter from my supervisor stating that i have had some hours as a research assistant, but it is not as formal as the TA job. Yes, the TA contracts had all the hours listed for each term or year. The only thing that I could think of might be that I didn't include the most...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Hi, I sent all the TA contracts along with letters from the professors that I had worked with. As for T4 form, I can't remember whether I submitted or not, but I think I did.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Here is the gist of the letter. Let me know if you have any questions. ********************** The Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism issued instructions which were published in the Canada Gazette on November 5, 2011. These instructions specify that applications from...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Thank TyrusX. I think I am going to try PNP, after defending my thesis this summer.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Hi, I just got an email from CIC today. I didn't get PER. Apparently, the visa officer didn't think that I have enough hours to count as one-year work experience. I only submitted my TA/RA as work experience. I have had TA jobs for almost 6 years now, and there should be enough hours (37.5 hours...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    hehe, I felt the same way. I did both my undergrad and master in Canada, and now in my last year for PhD. it has been 10 year! so I thought it might be relatively faster. We will see ... hehe
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    I only had TA and RA work experience for the last 6 years.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    That's fast man! Congrats to TyrusX and Famou12!
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Congratulations! It is not bad with just a bit over 2 months to get PER.